Sekirov Dictionary

knife

/ˈnaɪ̯f/

noun3

  1. a tool for cutting, with a handle and a flat blade, which is usually made of metal and sharpened along one edge
  2. A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing or stabbing but too short to be called a sword; a dagger.
  3. Any blade-like part in a tool or a machine designed for cutting, such as that of a chipper.

verb5

  1. To cut with a knife.
  2. To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon.
  3. To cut through as if with a knife.
  4. To betray, especially in the context of a political slate.
  5. To positively ignore, especially in order to denigrate; compare cut.
forms

knifed · knifing · knifes · knifes · knives

Phrases with knife

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